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Oct 7, 2004 | 09:35 PM

rmroost

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From: naples fl

torsion bar question

i have a 97 f150 and was wondering how exactly the torsion bars work, is the spring constant from the actual bar twisting or what thanks

Oct 7, 2004 | 11:12 PM

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No, it is not constant. The more you crank it the stiffer it gets. Just one of the reasons the guys who "lift" by maxing out their torsion bars suck. Torsion bars belong on mopars, not trucks.

Oct 8, 2004 | 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by proeliator

No, it is not constant. The more you crank it the stiffer it gets. Just one of the reasons the guys who "lift" by maxing out their torsion bars suck. Torsion bars belong on mopars, not trucks.

now thats not entirely true, they also belong on chebbie mall crawlers

but in answer to the origanal question yes the spring is from the twist of the bar, and yes it is constantly twisting even at rest, and pro was correct in that it isn't a constant amount the more it twists, the stiffer it gets just like a coil spring the farther it compresses the stiffer it gets. atleast I think that is the answer you are looking for., and no you shouldn't jack your rig up by maxing out the bars, just like pro said.

Last edited by monsterbaby; Oct 8, 2004 at 01:31 AM.